Ecobreves – COSTA RICA: Citizen Environmental Guarantees

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SAN JOSE, Jul 28 2003 (IPS) - An initiative aimed at including an “environmental guarantees” chapter to the Costa Rican constitution, establishing the state's obligation to preserve the environment, could be approved by the legislature now in session, say activists. Gabriel Quesada, president of the Costa Rican Ecological Movement, told Tierramérica that the proposal that his group presented before parliament has the backing of 47 of the 57 legislative deputies.

A chapter dedicated to environmental guarantees is essential for paving the way for a new national ecological order, says Quesada.